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Jeff and local firefighters worked for hours to keep the flames at bay

His wife says he is a ‘hero’ but doesn’t think the emotional toll has hit him yet

Jeff Pershouse managed to save 1,000 mango trees and other small vegetable crops at his farm near The Caves after putting a call out for help on Facebook, when his calls to triple zero initially went unanswered.

He said after an hour about 30 locals and rural firefighters came to his aid.

“It was just ferocious — travelling at high speeds and just uncontrollable,” he said.

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When a bushfire threatened the Queensland town of Mount Larcom last night, it brought 20-metre-high flames fanned by tornado winds.

Residents returning to their homes in Mount Larcom in central Queensland have described intense winds — “like tornado winds” — fanning the bushfire, while another local estimated flames being up to 20 metres high.

Mount Larcom was evacuated yesterday before fires swept through last night.

Today in the town the ground is scorched and everything is covered in black ash, but so far there are no reports of any homes being lost…